CVE-2014-0240
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.2)—
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 6.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.41%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 33
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
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